Whole-Wheat, Whole-Grain Morning Monster Cookies and an Invitation!

Last year if you would have told me that I'd write two blog posts on running, I would have laughed (and laughed, and laughed some more).

What I always said when people talked about running was that "running hurts me." It was the truth, and also, remedied with a more substantial sports bra. *ahem*

You might have seen a post back in the spring about my first 5K. Since then, I've kept up with the running...albeit a slight foot injury had me on the sidelines for a few weeks and this Houston humidity is surely trying to kill me.

What has kept me going is a group of girls called the Red Faced Runners. Yep. Here we are in our Wonder Woman socks...

{That's me, top left...can't you tell?}

LISTEN UP....we want you to run WITH US!!! {More in a minute...}

We're all at different levels of running, but the common denominator, besides our red faces, is that we cheer each other on. These girls are my heart when I feel like I don't want to get out there, or I want to quit and walk home.

We also have a fearless leader, Cindy of Once Upon a Loaf. Cindy is a real-live RUNNING COACH...and she's over at Dara's blog, giving some invaluable advice for starting a running program and training for a 5K.

First though, Cindy was nice enough to share a few quick points here:

1. Believe in the run.

2. Believe in the rest.

3. Respect must rule all.

4. Your body is your temple.

5. Your kitchen is your place of worship.

6. Equip yourself.

7. You run. You don't jog.

8. Get after it.

9. Spread the love.

10. Have the time of your life!

We're inviting you, challenging you (would love for you) to run WITH us the weekend of September 8th.Pick a race in your area and let's run together!!! (Click here to search a list of races.)
Plus....you can eat all of the cookies you want after the race. (I'm not sure that's in Cindy's training plan, but it's part of mine.)

OK...let me share with you part of my running routine. I like to run early. Why?

A. It's cooler outside.B. It takes me approximately 4.5 hours to dry my hair, so early gets me out of the house by noon.

Before heading out, I like to grab a quick breakfast. I don't want to cook anything, so most mornings, I grab a Kind Bar (thank you, Teresa), but having a breakfast cookie like this already made and ready to go is even better.

Melt the butter over low heat and set aside. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven to 350.

In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugars, vanilla, corn syrup, baking soda and salt. Whisk in the melted butter.

Add the peanut butter, oats, and flour; stir until combined. Stir in the chips and cherries until evenly distributed. (This will give your arm a workout.)

Let the dough rest for 30 minutes.

Drop the dough by 1/4-cupfuls onto the parchment-lined sheets. Flatten slightly with your fingers. Bake for 12 minutes. Let cool on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes, then cool completely on a cooling rack.

What does the corn syrup do in the recipe? I'm thinking about skipping it.

My sister-in-law has convinced me to start running with her and I DON'T LIKE IT (just need to make that clear) but it's a lot more interesting than watching Real Housewives while on the elliptical machine at the YMCA. Where do we sign up for our Wonder Woman socks?

I understand about the humidity trying to kill you. I have the same issue here in Florida. I'll join your challenge. I started the year training for a 5k. I was doing really well until I got really sick. I'm thinking with summer holidays, I don't have the stress from work, I can do it.

It must be fate Bridget.....I have been driving past a billboard for a race this coming September and heard a radio ad for said race on my drive to work this am. The first blog I check today (yours naturally) has a post about running?? Count me in and wish me luck....my motto has always been "the only time you should run is if a bear is chasing you" I expect the next couple of months there will be lots of tears and sweat and complaining!!

Gorgeous cookies and I love running races but I don't think that weekend is going to work for me...it might though. Would love to run with you all, in spirit! And Lori is in San Diego, maybe I should run with her!

There have been times I wanted to quit and go back to my former sedentary self, but knowing you were out there running and giving it your all...well, I just couldn't stop. You have kept me encouraged more than you know. Love ya like a sister! ; )

And these cookies? I think you should mass market these babies. Yep. I think so.

I'll be running that weekend too! Mine will be a half-marathon on Sunday. Good for you with sticking with running. I too, use running as an excuse to eat more cookies (and ice cream!)!!! Looking forward to reading your race recap!

I did the Couch to 5K program last fall, but got derailed by the holidays, getting sick, then moving. I've been meaning to get back into it. This is good inspiration to do so! I just finished my first run about an hour ago!

To everyone who's looking for the motivation to run, I highly recommend the app 'Zombies, Run!'. It's hard to describe, other than it's a sort of radio play that plays out between songs on your playlist where zombies are chasing you, and also sometimes zombies actually chase you and you have to run away really fast or you get caught.

I have tried to get into running off and on for years, but this is the first time I've stuck with it long enough to start seeing real improvement.

They're coming out with a C25K expansion sometime this summer, and I can't wait.

Oh I'm so encouraged by you girls!I'm back on my c25k program despite the concern of injury!I"ll rist an injury any day to wear those WONDER~freakin~WOMAN socks!The Athleta Iron Girl event/race is in Seattle Sept 9th!!!!Maybe I will register! ;)Thanks for inspiring!Hey!Just wondering.Even if you JOG {as in running very slow} can you still say you RUN?????xo

Oh!Did I mention I'm all about BREAKFAST Cookies!Love this recipe!Totally need that King Arthur Cookbook!Love it that you LOVE the KIND bars!Doogan loves them too!I always carry KIND bars in my purse!Sometimes I only eat 1/2 {while on the go} which means the other 1/2 is wrapped up in my bag.Doogan always finds my purse...gets the KIND bar out...takes it out of the wrapper...and eats it!Yesterday I got a KIND bar out~unwrapped it~set it down and went upstairs for a minute. Upstairs I thought to myself...I bet Doogan gets that Kind bar off the counter and eats it!Just about that time he came flying up the stairs like he was so happy!He popped on the bed looking very satisfied.I looked at him and said "you ate that kind bar didn't you!"I gave him a little kiss to see if I smelled EVIDENCE of a Kind bar!YES!He had eaten it!I thought man I hope he didn't eat the wrapper!Came downstairs and the wrapper was on the kitchen floor!Okay!This comment is long!My tennis elbow is flaring up!Gotta go!xo

Where did you get the cute socks at????? I'm putting a team together to run in the wasatch back mountain relay race (look it up it's a crazy 12 person relay race) anyways my team is going to be super mom's of kids with cancer- and those socks would be perfect!!! Let me know, love ur blog!Tuckerscancer.blogspot.comAmber:)

Good Job!! I am training right now for a FULL MARTHON!! What the heck was I thinking. These would be perfect to take with me on a run:) Thanks, have to leave yummy chips out but still looks good:) Good Luck!!

Wow, you all look so great. I've recently started the "run your butt off" program. It is similar to the "couch to 5k" and gets you running for 30 minutes straight in 12 weeks. Since I am so overweight I'm running each week twice though. So far I'm doing great! I'm up to walk for 3 min. run for 3 min. Who would of ever thought! It feels great!

Bridget, I wanted to thank you for posting about the "From the couch to 5k" app. For the first time in my life I'm actually exercising. I mean, I went to the gym for a month to loose weight but it never stuck. That is how I started running, to loose weight. But now, it is about the run. Just loosing myself in the experience and seeing how I'm slowly able to accomplish what I thought I wouldn't be able to do anymore. So, thank you so much.

Cookies for breakfast - it is really too bad we're not neighbors. :) I think this is so great -- I'm a huge advocate for running or any physical activity at all, and it's awesome that you ladies are sharing your stories through your blogs!

Love the wonder woman socks. Love this morning monster cookie recipe. My hair yakes forever to dry. I have two body size aquis towels that make a world of difference. Try it..do not confuse those towels w tirbie twist.. turbies do not work for me.

I realized that I don't think I ever commented to say that I'm IN! I'm on week 3 of C25K, and I'm so driven to do a 5k more than ever. I figure if I can do C25k in this crazy heat, I can do a 5k anytime! :-D

Love, LOVE the Wonder Woman theme! I have an AWESOME group of 5 ladies who just completed the Spartan Sprint here in WA in June. We too where the Wonder Women of the day. While everyone else wore black we stood out & had so much fun while getting ourselves into amazing shape! It's always more fun when you have a great support system to keep you going.Here is our BLOG post about our 5k OCR in June & some fun pictures. Goodluck & keep up the good work!

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